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Re:A New Year's letter to a young person by ahel on Sunday January 04, 2026 @10:02AM (#46488593)
all good, but why `5. install twitter`? > it's a huge time sink but everything happens there in the open.

... ok? i don't get why the tradeoff is worth it?

Re:A New Year's letter to a young person by johnecheck on Sunday January 04, 2026 @10:43AM (#46489001)
It's X, not twitter. That system is directly controlled by a single man for his own benefit; we should use the name that reminds us of that.

He openly promotes himself and those that pay him. If you think Musk doesn't have an admin dashboard where he can demote accounts he dislikes and promote his friends, I have some... unkind words for you.

It's about control. Control over your information intake is partial control over you.

We can do so much better than ceding that power to the highest bidder.

Re:A New Year's letter to a young person by dfsfdsdsfdf on Sunday January 04, 2026 @10:20AM (#46488775)
I thought you were joking.. "Install Twitter"..... Seriously??? I went to Twitter and if thats what it takes, I wish I get hit by a train as soon as possible.
Re:A New Year's letter to a young person by chistev on Sunday January 04, 2026 @10:22AM (#46488796)
How do you remember your username?
Re:A New Year's letter to a young person by dbjdjdfj on Sunday January 04, 2026 @11:01AM (#46489182)
Most likely he is using one of those randomizers that will generate a new account every day or hour or whatever. A lot of people in Europe has started using those when going to American sites
Re:A New Year's letter to a young person by americansdoit on Sunday January 04, 2026 @11:49AM (#46489690)
I’m American and do it too. There is no point to generating karma and credibility with an account when the winner is the most salacious or person who paid to get to the top. There is also no incentive to be apart of the herd of cattle of getting sucked up into the data and profiling and surveillance vaccuum.
Re:A New Year's letter to a young person by chistev on Sunday January 04, 2026 @11:23AM (#46489444)
The irony of your username
Re:A New Year's letter to a young person by lostlogin on Sunday January 04, 2026 @11:24AM (#46489450)
I laughed. Any recommended services?